Imagine That Premier w/ Eddie Murphy and Thomas Haden Church

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EDDIE MURPHY (Evan Danielson) most recently scored with the comedy hit Norbit, in which he played three characters, Norbit, Rasputia and Mr. Wong, as well as being a screenwriter and producer. Prior to that, Murphy was seen in DreamWorks Pictures and Paramount Pictures Dreamgirls, for which he has earned critical acclaim, the Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild and Broadcast Film Critics Awards and an Oscar® nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of R&B singer James Thunder Early.
He was also recently heard as the voice of Donkey, whose non-stop talking nearly drove Shrek to distraction in the animated hit Shrek the Third and will again essay the character in the upcoming Shrek Goes Fourth. Murphy won an Annie Award and earned BAFTA and MTV Movie Award nominations for his performance in the first award-winning Shrek.
Murphy is the most commercially successful African-American actor in the history of the motion picture business, and is one of the industrys top-five box-office performers overall. Murphy is on the very short list of actors who have starred in multiple $100 million pictures of the past three decades, from Beverly Hills Cop to Daddy Day Care.
Murphy began his career as a stand-up comedian 25 years ago. In 1980, he joined the cast of Saturday Night Live at the age of 19, and has since gone on to establish a successful career on the big screen.
His films have been among the highest-grossing comedies in the industry, including 48 Hrs., Trading Places, Dr. Dolittle, Coming to America, and the Beverly Hills Cop franchise. Murphy garnered Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Actor in a Comedy for his performances in Beverly Hills Cop, Trading Places and 48 Hrs.
In 1989, Murphy made his directorial debut with Harlem Nights, a period comedy he also wrote and starred in, opposite Richard Pryor and Redd Foxx. In addition, Murphy starred in and produced the hit comedy Life co-starring Martin Lawrence, and starred opposite Steve Martin in the comedy hit Bowfinger. He was also the voice of Mushu the Dragon in the successful animated epic Mulan.
In 1996, Murphy portrayed seven different characters in the worldwide box office smash The Nutty Professor, for which he received another Golden Globe Award nomination. He added a character to play a total of eight roles in the sequel Nutty Professor II: The Klumps, co-starring Janet Jackson. His more recent hits include Dr. Dolittle 2, Daddy Day Care and The Haunted Mansion.
Murphy will next be seen in the comedy A Thousand Words and a remake of The Incredible Shrinking Man.

THOMAS HADEN CHURCH (Johnny Whitefeather) received an Academy Award® nomination for his role as Jack, starring opposite Paul Giamatti in Alexander Paynes critically acclaimed film Sideways. A Fox Searchlight Pictures release, Sideways premiered at the 29th Toronto International Film Festival and went on to win numerous awards in 2004 and 2005, including a Golden Globe for Best Comedy Picture, Broadcast Film Critics Award for Best Picture, a Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Award for Best Ensemble Cast and six Independent Spirit Awards. Church was also honored as Best Supporting Actor by the Broadcast Film Critics and the Independent Spirit Awards.